The evaluation President Georgi Purvanov was going to give of the ruling coalition was going to affect the decision of Sofia mayor Boiko Borissov to take part in the upcoming presidential elections.

This evaluation and the manner in which the right wing opposition was going to participate in the election were going to be crucial for determining the participation of Borissov and his formation Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB) in the elections, Borissov said.

The presidential elections were going to be easy, which de-motivated Borissov to participate, said he.

Darik Radio quoted Borissov as saying his aim was the municipal and parliamentary elections.

A bad development was the participation of Purvanov in the elections and the recognition of his eventual victory as a victory of the ruling coalition, Borissov said. Purvanov used to be leader of one of the parties in the ruling coalition, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP).